There are 27 states, plus Washington, D.C., that operate with a full practice model for nurse practitioners, according to information from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Full practice is the model recommended by the National Academy of Medicine and…
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Minneapolis-St. Paul ranks as the top metro for physicians across all five specialties analyzed in a new report from Marit Health, which examined physician pay, malpractice insurance premiums, housing costs, commute times, family friendliness and health and fitness scores across…
Here are 11 updates on unionization efforts and other labor organizing among clinicians and hospitals and health systems in June, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Hospital-based acute care physicians represented by Doctors Council SEIU at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare voted to…
A jury has awarded urologist Deborah La Scola, MD, more than $6.8 million in a lawsuit against St. Louis-based SSM Health, finding the health system retaliated against her after she repeatedly complained about pay disparities between herself and her male…
For young orthopedic surgeons, having the full, long-term outlook of a practice before signing on is crucial, but is something that can be overlooked. Private equity has changed the business dynamics of orthopedics, and understanding those nuances is critical. These…
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More than a dozen physicians and advanced practice providers have left Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., after the health system’s medical foundation unilaterally changed its contracting arrangements with the Santa Cruz Medical Group late last year, Lookout…
Eight states have no anesthesia residency program, which means ASCs operating in those markets have no local pipeline and no structural fix on the horizon. Here are 10 more things to know about the geographical discrepancies in the anesthesia provider…
The federal student loan landscape for healthcare students is in flux heading into July 1, when the Education Department’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule takes effect. The rule implements borrowing caps from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eliminates…
The root of disappearing independent practices is not just reimbursement or referral diversion, according to Ahmed Hasan, MD, president of Lehigh (Pa.) Gastroenterology Associates — it starts in medical school. “When you’re in medical school, they don’t teach doctors how…
The headline number in most physician compensation reports is total cash compensation, which is base salary plus bonuses plus profit-sharing, but that figure doesn’t show how much depends on productivity metrics, patient satisfaction scores or quality measures outside their control. …